BR
I imagine they would only be 6-8 weeks each, but think All Star Musicals would be better away from Strictly season, perhaps taking the Dancing on Ice slot in the Spring.
Are they sure it's in place of X-Factor? I thought Starstruck (Stars in their Eyes with judges) was getting that slot?
I imagine they would only be 6-8 weeks each, but think All Star Musicals would be better away from Strictly season, perhaps taking the Dancing on Ice slot in the Spring.
SC
Yeah as others have suggested, rather than one replacement for X Factor, which even at the end of the civilian run covered 14 weeks on both Saturdays and Sundays, I imagine they’ll commission a few shows for 6-8 episodes each.
So far they’ve got Starstruck, All Star Musicals and Game of Talents (although the latter could in theory air earlier than Autumn). Would assume ASM would be a Sunday show rather than a Saturday one.
Also, I’m guessing a lot of this would have been planned for Autumn 2020, so perhaps we’ll see what they had planned for then, just delayed by a year.
So far they’ve got Starstruck, All Star Musicals and Game of Talents (although the latter could in theory air earlier than Autumn). Would assume ASM would be a Sunday show rather than a Saturday one.
Also, I’m guessing a lot of this would have been planned for Autumn 2020, so perhaps we’ll see what they had planned for then, just delayed by a year.
TW
Britain's Got Talent will be sponsored by McVitie’s in 2021. The National Lottery previously sponsored BGT in 2016 so not sure if they will ever sponsor that show again.
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/britains-got-talent-welcomes-mcvities-new-series-sponsor-2021
Seems a long series for Gordon, Gino and Fred- thought they were usually three or four parters.
Interesting the lottery didn't snap up the BGT deal as well. They could integrate the game Stephen Mulhern used to do in the ads within Saturday Night Takeaway I suppose, though in reality COVID will prevent it.
Interesting the lottery didn't snap up the BGT deal as well. They could integrate the game Stephen Mulhern used to do in the ads within Saturday Night Takeaway I suppose, though in reality COVID will prevent it.
Britain's Got Talent will be sponsored by McVitie’s in 2021. The National Lottery previously sponsored BGT in 2016 so not sure if they will ever sponsor that show again.
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/britains-got-talent-welcomes-mcvities-new-series-sponsor-2021
DE
Reading the press release this seems to be a revival of the old Channel 4 series ‘The Games’, if I’m right, I’m very excited.
Thirteen years on, I still think it's a shame that C4 replaced The Games with more Big Brother.
New show announced, The Real Games, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff.
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-bring-real-games-viewers-2021
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-bring-real-games-viewers-2021
Reading the press release this seems to be a revival of the old Channel 4 series ‘The Games’, if I’m right, I’m very excited.
Thirteen years on, I still think it's a shame that C4 replaced The Games with more Big Brother.
SC
Family Fortunes has been recommissioned for 20 episodes following the success of the 'first' series:
https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/itv/family-fortunes-back-for-bumper-run/5155700.article
https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/itv/family-fortunes-back-for-bumper-run/5155700.article
NJ
These days the two main ones - Chase and Tipping Point - tend to run all year round, when there isn't any racing on or some other event. The daytime games they've commissions tend to be in blocks of 20 too and also tend to sit in the 3pm slot alternating with everything else.
But yes, back in the 90s things like Family Fortunes and Bullseye were quite often on for weeks on end, albeit on a weekly basis and often in fixed slots both calendar and time (Bullseye of course in a Sunday evening slot without fail and almost always ran September-March, and Family Fortunes eventually settled on Friday nights). I think a lot of the Saturday night gameshows (the likes that LWT used to like making) like Gladiators were your normal 13-16 episodes per series - with thee exception of Blind Date which much like Bullseye ended up in near enough the same slot six months a year for nearly two decades.
Neil Jones
Founding member
Probably, although when ITV were truly in the gameshow market back in the 90s most series ran for half the year.
These days the two main ones - Chase and Tipping Point - tend to run all year round, when there isn't any racing on or some other event. The daytime games they've commissions tend to be in blocks of 20 too and also tend to sit in the 3pm slot alternating with everything else.
But yes, back in the 90s things like Family Fortunes and Bullseye were quite often on for weeks on end, albeit on a weekly basis and often in fixed slots both calendar and time (Bullseye of course in a Sunday evening slot without fail and almost always ran September-March, and Family Fortunes eventually settled on Friday nights). I think a lot of the Saturday night gameshows (the likes that LWT used to like making) like Gladiators were your normal 13-16 episodes per series - with thee exception of Blind Date which much like Bullseye ended up in near enough the same slot six months a year for nearly two decades.